According to Battles report, Gainer was on his fathers property, adjacent to 17684 Carol Road, hunting deer with a crossbow, when Lenhoff, who was hunting squirrels, shot Gainer once in the upper portion of his body. The shooting was accidental, the report said.

Gainer was afterward flown by METRO Life Flight to Akron City Hospital, where he was treated and released approximately a week later.

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Lenhoff has been charged with a first-degree misdemeanor related to Ohio Revised Code law 1533.171, which states that no person, in the act of hunting, may show negligence or act in carelessness or recklessness manner so as to injure person or property, according to Battles.

Lenhoffs initial court appearance will be Nov. 18 at 1 p.m. in the Southeastern District Court of Tuscarawas County in Uhrichsville.

If found guilty, Lenhoff could be sentenced to a maximum of six-months in jail, a maximum of $1,000 fine and lose his hunting license for five years after the conviction date.